The charge of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at the University of Kansas Medical Center is to recommend policy to the medical staff and hospital administration regarding the therapeutic use of drugs and other related issues. The mission of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics(P&T) Committee is to promote both cost effective and rational drug therapy. The Committee also serves as a liaison between Pharmacy and Medical Staff. Recommendations made by the P& T Committee are then acted upon by the Executive Committee of the Medical staff prior to implementation. The current 1997-1998 P&T Committee at KU Medical Center includes the following members:
Aryeh Hurwitz, MD, Chairman Clinical Pharmacology Harold Godwin, MS, RPh, Secretary Pharmacy Dennis Allin, MD Emergency Services William Barkman, MD Internal Medicine (Pulm/Critical care) Suzanne Schaeffer, RN Nursing Services Mashiro Chiga, MD Pathology and Laboratory Medicine David Bodensteiner, MD Medicine Daniel Hinthorn, MD Internal Medicine (ID) Becky Horvat, PhD Microbiology Jon Jackson Interim COO, Hospital Administration Anthony Kovac, MD Anesthesiology Chi-Wan Lai, MD Neurology |
Janet Campion, MD Chief Resident Internal Medicine Julia Chapman, MD OB-GYN William McKnelly, MD Psychiatry Winston Mebust, MD Surgery (Urology) Mark C. Meyer, MD Family Practice Ed Childs, MD Surgery/Trauma Tom Valuck, MD Director, Med.Staff Affairs Hosp.Admin Errol Levine, MD, Ph.D Radiology Mojtaba Olyaee, MD Internal Medicine (GI Fellow) Pam Shaw, MD Pediatrics Tom Peddicord, Pharm.D Pharmacy Practice (Pulm/Critical Care) David Wilson, MD Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular) |
